Amici D’Amore Ristorante is preparing to open its doors for business next week. This establishment is located in the Cannonball Run Center on Route 34. Amici Ristorante offers Chicago-style dining in an elegant and unique setting. Their carefully defined menu will offer a magnificent array of homemade contemporary Italian cuisine. This 5,000 square foot building will accommodate 150 guests, and was built by Yorkville developer Jim Ratos of Parkway Commercial Development. Owner Jeri Antonette prides herself in creating an atmosphere that welcomes and brings family and friends together, and strives to make a dining experience, which is an unforgettable one. Accepting the Golden Arrow Award for New Development for Amici D’Amore Ristorante is owner Jeri Antonette.

Fountain Village is a 15-acre commercial development located at the intersection of Routes 47 and 71. This project is home to Walgreen’s, which opened its doors earlier this year. In addition to Walgreen’s, a 28,000 square foot retail center provides residents with many conveniences to serve their needs. Later this fall ground will be broken on a 10,000 square foot professional building providing an opportunity for office use to expand in this area. Castle Bank will also complement Fountain Village as it plans to open its first branch on the south end of Yorkville in the future. DTD Investments realized the need for a development suited to accommodate the residents currently living in this emerging growth area. Accepting the Golden Arrow Award for New Development for Fountain Village is developer Dean Tomich of DTD Investments.

Fox Center North was developed by Dino Orfanos of Fox Hill Development LLC. This project is conveniently located near Route 34 and Sycamore and currently offers 9,000 square feet of office space. An added 21,000 square feet, in three additional buildings, of office condominiums for sale or lease, will be available in the near future. The center will soon be the home to Edward Jones Financial Services. Fox Center North is one of Yorkville's prime examples of an upscale professional business center and was built by Yorkville’s own Willman & Groesch as General Contractor. Fox Center North will include custom build outs and will be an excellent location, and a positive move for medical use. Accepting the Golden Arrow Award for New Development for Fox Center North is, exclusive listing agent Donna Ballentine.

The Gruber & Kostal Dental Office Building was completed in November of 2006 and is located on Countryside Parkway, east of Route 47. The 6,700 square foot prairie style building is the new home of Gruber & Kostal Dental Offices, a long time Yorkville business. In addition to the dental offices, the building contains 2,400 square feet of lease-able office space. In keeping with the “prairie style”, the building features deep sheltering roof overhangs and horizontal bans of brick, stones and windows. The expansive corner windows bring the outside in. In designing the building, the dentists first and foremost stressed the importance of natural light within each of the six dental exam rooms. The prairie style detailing of the exterior carries through to the interior, as well, with wood casing and horizontal banding throughout. The architect for the building is Michael Elliott, AIA. Muellner Construction of Yorkville constructed the building. Accepting the Golden Arrow Award for New Development for The Gruber & Kostal Dental Office Building are Doctor Joseph Gruber & Doctor Dennis Kostal.

Cozy Corner is located at the southeast corner of Routes 47 & 126, and was developed by HRM Properties & Development, in partnership with H & J Investments. Until 2006, when construction was completed, this corner was under utilized and in need of a complete transformation. Now, this 15,000 square foot center is home to “Anytime Fitness”. It is also the temporary home to “State Bank of Illinois,” during the construction of its regional branch on the corner. The center itself is classic in design, and boasts of a superior masonry exterior, which is rich with detail and design lighting. This type of aesthetic appeal makes this corner a standout in Yorkville. With other new businesses on the way there is no lack of activity at Cozy Corner. Accepting the Golden Arrow Award for New Development for Cozy Corner are the developers, Harold Oliver and John Bell.

The Valley West Medical Arts Building in Yorkville opened for business in late 2006 as an important new option for area residents. The building represents another location to house independent physicians representing a variety of needed specialties. Dr. Sanjay Thakkar, a board certified internist, has located his full-time practice in Yorkville. Midwest Sleep Associates operates a full-time sleep lab, a first for the area. This specialty medical building houses both Dermatology Limited and neurologist, Dr. Muhammad Siddiq. The cornerstone of the building is the state-of-the-art Yorkville Imaging Center, the region’s first multi-purpose center offering MRI and CT Scans and, coming soon, ultrasound. Valley West Community Hospital and its parent, KishHealth System, are very proud and committed to serving the healthcare needs of the Yorkville community. Accepting the Golden Arrow Award for New Development for The Valley West Medical Arts Building is Hospital Administrator Mike Muzzillo.

Prairie Pointe Executive Center is a newly developed four-lot commercial/professional office development, which surrounds the Yorkville Post Office at Countryside Parkway and McHugh Road. The Prairie Pointe Executive Center is distinctive since it was planned and designed with some unique “green” elements including a meandering Bio-Swale throughout the development and native plantings and vegetation, which are part of an extensive landscape design. The Prairie Pointe Executive Center currently has a 43,000 square foot professional office building, which is the new home to a number of businesses including Verity Three, a computer consulting firm, Prime Construction, the owner and builder of the new facility, and the primary tenant of the facility, SEC Group, Inc, which includes Smith Engineering, SEC Planning, and SEC Automation. There will soon be another addition to this office building, as the Yorkville Economic Development Corporation will be moving in to its new home there later this month. Prairie Pointe Executive Center is an ideal location for an array of businesses, which may include additional professional office buildings, a future hotel, a banquet facility, a day care facility and any number of retail businesses. Accepting the Golden Arrow Award for Prairie Pointe Executive Center is developer Jason Poppen of Land Advisory Services, LLC.